LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1929, Page 5

LATE LOCALS.

A social will be held in St. Mary’s ■- Club Rooms to-night (Thursday) at 8 o’clock, in aid of the Sqhool Queen. Supper provided. Admission Is.—■ Advt. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning before Mr D. J. Evans, J.P., a country resident charged with being drunk yesterday was convicted and fined os. Messrs Oliver and Duff have reeeiv- ’ ed a further shipment of the genuine “Misliko” boots and shoes. They are a quality product that are giving very- v great satisfaction to users. Readers’ should make no mistake and try a s ' pair. v , A young man named George Me-* i lntosh, son of Mr George Mclntosh,! / of Mahinapua, was seriously injured., e on Sunday morning about 7 o’clock on •/ the road at Koiterangi. It appears.- ' that a hull belonging to Mr A. Crop-Yt per, which had been loaned to Messrs Shannon Bros., was on the road afidi-’i; Mclntosh, who was in the employ off £ Messrs Shannon Bros., was taking ifcsVi to the farm when the animal attacked him knocking him down and tramp-?.; ling on him, beside goring him on the aj groin, and inflicting serious injuries. The young man was brought to West- * land Hospital for treatment, where his .[£ condition lias been causing some anxiety. On enquiry this morning weG* learnt that the patient was progressing. A Press Association telegram front' Wellington states that; after granting certain legacies, Sir Charles Skerrett, as a first provision of his will, directed his trustees to set aside one-tenth! of the net balance of his- estate-, for the purpose of paying the income from such sum to educational eliari* ties in New Zealand to be from time to time determined by his trustees under certain directions expressed In the will. The will also /bequeath# the sum of £SOO to the authorities of St. Patrick’s College, to be used by, them to keep up the educational an* nuities granted by Sir. Charles : Skerrett in that institution. The estatelias for temporary purposes been sworn at under £BO,OOO.